Active · per the CBE, 18 September 2026

CHOCO

BE0475754316

Rechtspersoon Cooperative company 1 establishment

CHOCO is an advertising agency in Antwerpen. Cooperative, started on 2 October 2001, 1 establishment.

Van Baurscheitlaan 16-18, 2100 Antwerpen

Behind the company: Veerle Miller, Steven Pauwels, Krist Pauwels.

Active for

24 year, 11 months

Warning lights

Signals from the annual accounts, the CBE and the Official Gazette, each with its threshold and source. No score, no verdict.

  • Shrinking team NBB

    FTE fell two years in a row, from 3.3 to 1.2.

Financials

Financial year 2025

CHOCO from Antwerpen, company number BE0475754316, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 134,379 after tax. For that financial year CHOCO recorded a gross margin of € 307,197 and equity of € 459,947. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 132,441 to € 134,379. Profitable, and profit is growing. The buffer is growing. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on May 27, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 459,947

▲ 12% vs 2024

Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.

Profit Growing

€ 134,379

▲ 1% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 342,040

▲ 21% vs 2024

Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.

Where the profit goes Pays out

€ 86,569 paid out

64 % of the profit went to the shareholders, the rest stayed in the company.

People and assets in 2025

Full-time equivalents

1.2

▼ 0.5 vs 2024

Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.

Wage cost

€ 63,497

▼ 33% vs 2024

€ 52,900 per full-time equivalent. Payroll staff only. What the director pays themselves is already netted into the gross margin and is not shown separately in the accounts.

Vehicles and equipment

€ 34,872

▲ 38% vs 2024

Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt

€ 16,821

Loans from banks and other lenders, long and short.

Owed to suppliers

€ 116,069

▲ 33% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.

Taxes and wages

€ 59,134

▲ 18% vs 2024

Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.

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Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
2022202320242025Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin € 463,513 € 335,189 € 321,198 € 307,197 ▼ 4%
Profit after taxes € 75,983 € 51,637 € 132,441 € 134,379 ▲ 1%
Equity € 449,605 € 374,434 € 412,138 € 459,947 ▲ 12%
Total debts € 542,190 € 270,002 € 245,155 € 344,064 ▲ 40%
Cash € 229,318 € 123,175 € 283,494 € 342,040 ▲ 21%
Retained profit € 331,667 € 278,322 € 316,026 € 363,835 ▲ 15%
Dividend € 58,507 € 43,604 € 94,737 € 86,569 ▼ 9%
Bank debt € 311,253 € 0 € 0 € 16,821
Balance sheet total € 1,153,905 € 806,546 € 819,403 € 966,121 ▲ 18%
Employees (FTE) 5.3 3.3 1.7 1.2 ▼ 0.5

Key figures of CHOCO, fiscal years 2022 to 2025, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2026) expected before 31 July 2027.

What happened to CHOCO?

What happened at CHOCO in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

  • New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 134,379 (▲ 1% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
  • New establishment in Antwerpen. KBO
  • Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO

In short

From € 75,983 profit in 2022 to € 134,379 profit in 2025.

Paid € 225,994 in corporate taxes since 2022.

Best year ever: 2025, with € 134,379 profit.

On average € 256,000 of value added per employee in 2025.

Management

Veerle Miller
Steven Pauwels
Krist Pauwels
CHOCO

Behind CHOCO are Veerle Miller, Steven Pauwels and Krist Pauwels. It owns 59% of Organisation Of The Future itself.

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Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Veerle Miller

Managing director

Also active at: Organisation of the Future, VRAMDOR

Steven Pauwels

Managing director

Also active at: VRAMDOR

Krist Pauwels

Director

Also active at: Organisation of the Future, VRAMDOR

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Van Baurscheitlaan 16-18

2100 Antwerpen

Who else lives here?

A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 2 companies are registered at this address.

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What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.

Details

Company number
0475.754.316
VAT number
BE 0475.754.316
Registered office
Van Baurscheitlaan 16-18, 2100 Antwerpen
Names & denominations
CHOCO
Enterprise type
Rechtspersoon
Legal form
Cooperative company
Legal situation
Normale toestand
Start date
2 October 2001
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Frequently asked questions

What does CHOCO do?
CHOCO is an advertising agency in Antwerpen. Cooperative, started on 2 October 2001, 1 establishment.
What is the address of CHOCO?
The registered office of CHOCO is located at Van Baurscheitlaan 16-18, 2100 Antwerpen.
Is CHOCO still active?
Yes. According to the CBE (18 September 2026) CHOCO is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 2 October 2001.
Is CHOCO registered on Peppol?
Yes, CHOCO is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0475754316.
What is the enterprise number of CHOCO?
The enterprise number of CHOCO is BE0475754316.
When was CHOCO founded?
CHOCO was founded on 2 October 2001.